Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale is a 2007 holiday themed animated direct - to- video film starting Tom and Jerry produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It uses good deal of Tchailkovosky's famous ballet The Nutcracker as a background music. This made- for- video film would be the last animated production for co-creator, Joseph Barbera, who died on December 18, 2006, almost 10 months before the film hit shelves. The film was dedicated to him
